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Definition of terms:
Benign - Not cancerous; no threat to the body
Fibroadenoma - Fibro , fibrous tissue; adeno , pertaining to gland; oma, tumor
Malignant - Cancerous; a threat to the body
• Fibroadenoma is a benign, firm tumor found most often in women 20 to 40 years
old. It is the most frequently occurring tumor in younger women. It feels very
slick and glassy and is not anchored in surrounding tissues, causing it to be
very mobile in the breast. The tumor feels as if it will slip out from under
your fingers because of the smooth outer surface of the lump. Pain is usually
not involved unless the tumor is very large and begins to put pressure on other
areas of the breast. To make sure that the tumor is a fibroadenoma and not cancer, a
mammogram and biopsy are often performed. Although they very seldom become
malignant, the tumor may need to be removed from the breast, even though it is
harmless, because of the risk of masking cancer elsewhere in the breast.
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